With the coronavirus stats going in the right direction, all of us at C&G Newspapers look forward to resuming publication of the St. Clair Shores Sentinel and Birmingham-Bloomfield Eagle on May 27th. All other C&G newspapers will begin publishing on June 10th (Advertiser-Times on June 24th). In the meantime, continue to find local news on our website and look for us on Facebook and Twitter.

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With the coronavirus stats going in the right direction, all of us at C&G Newspapers look forward to resuming publication of the St. Clair Shores Sentinel and Birmingham-Bloomfield Eagle on May 27th. All other C&G newspapers will begin publishing on June 10th (Advertiser-Times on June 24th). In the meantime, continue to find local news on our website and look for us on Facebook and Twitter.

Features

FRASER — It’s been about two years since discussion of Fraser’s senior housing facility became commonplace, with both seniors and concerned residents wondering what the building’s future would be — and whether seniors could still live there.

According to State Rep. Marilyn Lane, D-Fraser, everyone in the city can breathe a sigh of relief.

At the Dec. 8 Fraser City Council meeting, Lane provided feedback on the situation. She originally discussed the building at length publicly at the Aug. 11 City Council meeting.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — More than a year after it was first introduced, a three-bill package to create a statewide child abuse registry has had a committee hearing, another step forward in the quest to make the bills law.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — After about a month of collections and lots of help from the community, the Optimist Club of St. Clair Shores was able to make a donation of blankets, pillows, clothes, mittens, gloves, suitcases and more to two local organizations that aim to help foster children.

It took a half-dozen volunteers some time to pack a U-Haul full of brand-new and used items, including blankets made at two separate parties, to give children in the foster care system some belongings of their own as they move from place to place.

DETROIT — If clothing makes an unmistakable statement about its wearer, then a dress by fashion designer Christina Liedtke and painter Alex Fedirko seems custom-made for a woman proud of her complex past and looking forward to a bright future.

SAGINAW — The talented theater students who comprise the thespian groups at both Grosse Pointe North and South high schools enjoyed the spotlight during the Michigan Thespian Festival at Saginaw Valley State University Dec. 2-3.

The Michigan Educational Theatre Association hosted the annual two-day theater festival for high school students from across the state of Michigan. META is an organization devoted to supporting theater education for Michigan students and teachers.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Grosse Pointe South High School student Daniel Cullen accomplished something very few people do.

The high school junior scored a perfect 36 on the ACT test he took in October at Grosse Pointe North High School.

“I was pretty surprised and pretty excited as well,” said Cullen, who received a letter of congratulations dated Nov. 15 from Marten Roorda, the chief executive officer of the ACT National Office in Iowa City, Iowa.

DETROIT/GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Lifelong history buff and collector John Steininger remembers when it all began. He was 13 and had just celebrated his confirmation as a Catholic in 1963 when his dad took him to Trader Ray’s on Woodward Avenue in Detroit, where the boy used $35 of the $36 he received in confirmation money to purchase an old Winchester rifle.

The men and women in blue helped make the holidays merry in Sterling Heights, affording dozens of local kids a chance to do some Christmas shopping for themselves and their families.

During the morning of Dec. 10, uniformed officers from the Sterling Heights Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 118 served as shopping assistants for kids during the 18th annual Cops and Kids event at the Target store near the corner of Metropolitan Parkway and Dequindre Road in Sterling Heights.

METRO DETROIT — More than 2,000 years later, the story of Hanukkah continues to inspire local Jews to celebrate and reflect as archaeologists and scholars expound on clues about a major subject of the festival, the Second Jewish Temple.

The eight-day Hanukkah festival, which begins on different dates of the Western calendar each year, starts this year at sundown Dec. 24. Jewish families often celebrate the festival by lighting menorahs, eating latkes and jelly doughnuts, playing a dreidel game, opening gifts and more.

BIRMINGHAM — If you’ve ever bought fresh apples at the Birmingham Farmers Market, admired holiday lights and garland adorning the downtown, or snuggled up with the kids for a summer movie night under the stars, then you’re probably familiar with the Birmingham Shopping District.

The BSD is a downtown development authority and then some, promoting community engagement and retail success in downtown Birmingham.

MADISON HEIGHTS — The mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando June 12 sent shockwaves not only through the gay community, but across the nation as a whole. Nearly 50 people were murdered that night — a cruel reminder that hatred exists in this country, and for many people, a call to action to fight hate with love.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Bloomfield Hills Schools may not have had classes Dec. 12 due to a snowstorm, but Bloomfield Hills High School was full of activity as it hosted a ceremony to present Superintendent Robert Glass with the Superintendent of the Year award from the Michigan Association of School Administrators.

The ceremony was a surprise for Glass, who walked in through the front doors of the building to be greeted by a cheering crowd.

METRO DETROIT — Criminals better watch out: Santa may not be the only one watching them this holiday season.

With the technology for cameras and wireless links becoming more common and affordable, the use of cameras on front doors, also known as doorbell cameras, has been steadily rising in recent years. These cameras can be of varying sizes and costs, but they are installed facing out from the front door of a home and can record or send a video stream or still photo when they detect motion near the door.

Upcoming Events

The events in our calendar were submitted prior to the coronavirus crisis.
As efforts have increased to contain the spread of the coronavirus, many events have been canceled.
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On March 13, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order to cancel all events statewide that involve more than 250 people. It is recommended that you call ahead if you still intend to attend one of these events.